Vinyl pressings
by Leif Garrett · 1978
Feel The Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 19 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-SB-784165A PR ⊲23906 ② 'M⦸N [Artisan logo] (PR)Side A Runout (full)
SB-7100 STA-784166-E [Artisan logo] MON MR ⊲23906-X ③ (PR)Side B Runout (full)
ST-SB-784165-PRLabel Side A
ST-SB-784166-PRLabel Side B
ST-SB-784165-A-1 (PR) [Artisan logo] PRCRunout side A - variant 1
ST SB-7100 S̶T̶A̶ -784166-B-1 [Artisan logo] (PR) PRCRunout side B - variant 1
ST-SB- 784165-A+-1 PRC (PR) [Artisan logo]Runout side A - variant 2
SB-7100 STA-784166-E+4-1 [Artisan logo] PRC (PR)Runout side B - variant 2
ST-SB-784165-A MON' MR △23906 ➄ [Artisan logo] (PR)Side A, etched [stamped]
SB-71000 STSB-784166-E [Artisan logo] MR △23906-X ⊝ (PR) MON'Side B, etched [stamped]
ST-SB-784165-MOSide A, label
ST-SB-784166-MOSide B, label
ST-SB-784165-A [Artisan logo] (PR)PSide A runout, variant 1
SB-7100 STA-784166-F [Artisan logo] (PR)PSide B runout, variant 1
ST-SB- 784165-B [Artisan logo] (PR)PSide A runout, variant 2
SB-7100 STA-784166-F [Artisan logo] (PR)PSide B runout, variant 2
S-1 K50535-A1 EG .. 2Side A
S-1 K50535-B2 STRAWBERRY z6/🎗..Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535 / Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | Scotti Bros. Records 23(8131)00108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535 / Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535 / Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535 / Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535 / Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc | LP, Album, Stereo, 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Stereo · Picture disc |
| 1978 | Greece | Scotti Bros. Records 50534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Scotti Bros. Records W 50535First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records P-10574AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records P-10574AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Scotti Bros. Records P-10574AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Scotti Bros. Records SB 50 535First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Suzy ATL 50535 / Atlantic ATL 50535LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Scotti Bros. Records 26 14 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Feel The Need are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Philippines, Australia and more. One of them is Scotti Bros. Records SB 7100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SB 7100, K 50535, SB 50 535, 30.093) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SB-784165A PR ⊲23906 ② 'M⦸N [Artisan logo] (PR) and SB-7100 STA-784166-E [Artisan logo] MON MR ⊲23906-X ③ (PR). Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
